Car wallet for automobile drivers



March 24,- 1959 s. QlJlNT CAR WALLET FOR AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 26, 1958 INVENTOR.

SAM QUINT ATTORNEY March 24, 1959 s. QUINT CAR WALLET FOR AUTOMOBILEDRIVERS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 26, 1958 T 5 N I l\ U M A s Q 6/ U Jf 5 O 4 TM Rm. I m 5 mm mow map; mm m T m m m nmm m I. smmHfim mm mA fimcefi uw u. ATMWWWMGWFWH MPOOODUNQWG 3 Claims. (Cl. 15039) This inventionrelates to a car wallet, that is, a folded ,article formed of leather,plastic or the like, adapted to be kept within the glove compartment orin some other accessible location within an automobile, and furtheradapted to contain various cards, papers, etc., particularly pertainingto the vehicle.

It is the custom of many vehicle owners to carry cer- I tain papers orcards within the vehicle, as for example,

the registration card, guarantee cards on batteries and tires, accidentreport cards, and the like. Often, these are kept in a loose condition,or in a makeshift holder.

tes Patent Obviously, this represents an unsatisfactory method ofdealing with the situation, and the main object of the present inventionis to provide an article of manufacture that will permit all the variouscards and other papers to be kept in one conveniently accessiblelocation,in a neat folder that occupies a minimum amount of space.within a glove compartment of the automobile.

Another object is to provide a car wallet as stated which will be soformed as to be capable of manufacture at a very low cost, from a veryfew parts.

Another object is to provide a novel folding arrange ment of thecomponent portions of the device that will produce a plurality ofpockets, each of which is individually accessible for the purpose ofinserting or removing cards or papers.

Another object is to form the pockets in such a way as to insure againstaccidental slippage of the papers therefrom and further, to reduce to aminimum the possibility of dirt or dust seeping into the pocket.

. Another object is to coactively relate a main or backing piece, whichcan be formed of a flexible sheet of opaque plastic or leather, and atransparent plastic sheet, in such a way that the transparent plasticsheet will maintain in folded relation pockets formed out of the backingsheet.

Another object is to so locate and form the plastic sheet that not onlywill it define an intermediate pocket having windows on both sides, butalso, it will define a Window for one of the pockets formed out of thbacking sheet.

Another object, in one form of the invention, is to provide aninterchangeable framing insert, which can have a card-receiving openingof a selected size, so that a selected insert can be used for a card ofa particular size, to hold the card against movement within the pocketin which it is inserted.

A further object is to provide a device as stated which can be soldtogether with a plurality of various printed blanks to provide whatmight be appropriately termed ,a vehicle operators kit, in that thecomplete unit will include 'not only the folder having the variouspockets, but will also include printed accident report sheets, pads onwhich accident diagrams can be drawn, etc.

' For further comprehension of the invention, and of '1 the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will he had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings,

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and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of theinvention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a car wallet according to the presentinvention, in an open position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through the wallet inwhich portions have been broken away, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are enlarged transverse sectional views, portions beingbroken away, taken on lines 3-3, 4- 4, and 55 respectively, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a reduced plan view of a blank from which the backing or mainmember is formed- Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view, on a reducedscale, of the components of the car wallet, during the assembly thereof.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view, similar to Fig. 4 and taken on thesame cutting plane as Fig. 4, showing the manner of inserting a card inthe middle pocket.

' ing member generally designated at 10. As noted from Fig. 6, this isformed from a single piece of material. In the illustrated example, thematerial is a flexible plastic, which may be grained or otherwisefashioned to simulate leather. This, of course, is basically a verycommon construction in and of itself, since plastics are becoming moreand more used in wallet construction.

In any event, the single piece of which the backing member is formed isapproximately L-shaped, comprising four rectangular panels 12, 14, 16,and 18. Panels 12, 16 and 18 are in side-by-side relation, while panel14 is projected downwardly from the panel 12. Panel 14 folds along aline 20 into overlying relation to the panel 12 and when so folded,terminates at its upper end a short distance downwardly from the upper'end of the panel 12. This is clearly shown in Fig. l. The arrangementfacilitates grasping the panel 14 to pull the same outwardly. In thisway, a card or paper 54 can be readily inserted in or removed from thepocket defined by the superposed panels 12, 14.

Spaced, parallel fold lines 22, 24 separate the panels 12, 16 and 18 andextend normally to the foldline 20. Panel 18 folds along line 24into'overlying relation to panel 16, cooperating therewith to provide apocket. The pair of panels 12, 14 form one outer pocket and the Panel 18has a large, rectangular opening 26, the purpose of which will be madeapparent hereafter.

Generally designated 28 is a second piece of material. This is a singlepiece of a transparent plastic. The piece is of rectangular, elongatedformation in blank, and comprises three rectangular panels 30, 32, 34separated by and foldable along fold lines 36, 38.

A framing member 40 is of rectangular configuration, having a largerectangular opening 42. This may be formed of a plastic of opaquecharacteristics, but it could be a stiffer material, including cardboardor the like. Framing piece 40 is inserted between panels 30, 32 as willbe noted from Fig. 7.

In manufacture of the device, the backing piece 10 is first folded inthe manner shown in Fig. 7 with panels 14, 18 overlying panels 12, 16,respectively. Then, framing insert 40 is inserted between panels 30, 32.Then,

other edge-sealing method.

3 the framing insert 40 is connected at its bottom edge to theloweredges of the panels30, 32 along a line 48, which can comprise a line ofheat-sealing if plastic material is used.

The manner of effecting a connection along an edge between superposedpieces of plastic material ona wallet is known in and of itself in thewallet manufacturing art. Stitching might be employed instead of aheat-sealing or In any event, the pocket defined by panels 30, 32 isclosed along its bottom edge.

Of course, the pocket is unattached at its top, at either side of theframing insert 40, as will be readily noted from Fig. 8, in which it isseen that one can pull one or the other side wall of the middle pocketoutwardly from the insert 40 to permit a card 55 to be inserted in theintermediate pocket. When the card is inserted, it moves into a coplanarrelation to the framing insert 40, being engaged snugly within theopening 42 so that it will not accidentally slip out. The framing insertmaintains the pocket in a comparatively stiff condition. Further, theinsert fills the top, open side of the pocket to prevent the admissionof dust.

Designated at 44 is a fold line adjacent the inner side edge of thepanel 30, and panel 30 is folded along this line as will be noted fromFigs. 1 and 2, after which a heat-sealing type of connection is appliedalong the line 44 as shown at 46. This connects the inner side edge ofpanel to the superposed panels 12, 14, and also holds the panels 12, 14in their folded relation whereby the pocket defined by panels 12, 14 ismaintained in assembled relation. This pocket, of course, is open notonly at its top, but also along its outer side to facilitate insertionand removal of papers.

Panel 34 is positioned in overlying relation to panel 18. 'Then, asealing connection is applied along a line 50, that is, along the outerside edge portions of the panels 34, 18, 16. This connects the panel 34to the panels 16, 18 adjacent the fold line 24. A similar connection isextended along the line 52, by heat-sealing or stitching, so

'that the lower edges of the panels 34, 18, 16 are all connectedtogether to close the outer pocket defined by the outer panels 16, 18.Panel 18 now provides a window on this outer pocket. Cards can beinserted between panels 16, 18 at the topthereof. Alaternatively, theycan be inserted between panel 18 and panel 34. The panel 34 when sealedalong the lines 50, 52 not only becomes securely connected to the panels16, 18, but also, holds the pocket defined by the panels 16, 18in itsassembled condition.

Another line of heat-sealing extends along the fold line 38, connectingthe inner side edges of the panels 34, 18, 16.

This completes the construction of the wallet, and as willbe noted,merely by folding of the components in the manner shown in Fig. 7, andconnecting the same as described herein, a car wallet is produced havingthree pockets, any of which can receive cards, pads, etc. A pencil, notshown, would be kept with the wallet, and if desired, loops, not shown,could be provided for retain- .ing the pencil with the wallet.

together with a pencil, pad, street diagram, etc., can be associatedwith a car-wallet, to be sold therewith as a unit to comprise a vehicleoperators kit.

In Figs. 10 and 11 there is shown a modified construc- :tion. Thisisidentical inevery respect tothe-first form :except:that the. framinginsert 40 is used instead of the ,;insert 40in theintermediate-pocket.Thishasanopening 42 and above and below the opening there are tongues56, extendible through slots "58 provided in a panel 30 of thetransparent, middle-pocket-forming member. The framing insert can bereadily removed, to be replaced by an insert having a different sizeopening or pocket 42*. Framing inserts can thus be employed to fitparticular cards, and quite possibly, a framing insert can be suppliedas a complimentary item with advertising printed thereon, together witha gasoline credit card or the like.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A car .wallet comprising a backing member shaped to include a pair ofouter pockets, and an inner member shaped to include an intermediatepocket embraced by the outer pockets, said backing member being formedof a single piece of flexible material, the inner member also beingformed of a single piece of flexible material, the backing member beingshaped to include two pairs of panels, one panel of each pair beingfoldable into overlying relation to the other panel of the same pair toform an outer pocket, said one panel of one of the pairs folding along aline normal to the line along which said one panel of the other pairfolds, the piece of material of which the inner member is formed beingsccured to the respective outer pockets, in position holding the panelsof each pair folded, said inner member being wholly transparent, andcomprising three panels two of which form the intermediate pocket, thethird panel of the inner member overlying one of the outer pockets toprovide a window therefor.

2. A car wallet comprising a backing member shaped .to include a pair ofouter pockets, and an inner member shaped to include an intermediatepocket embraced by the outer pockets, said backing member being formedof a single piece of flexible material, the inner member also beingformed of a single piece of flexible material, the backing member beingshaped to include twopairs of panels, one panel of each pair beingfoldable into overlying relation to the other panel of the same pair toform an outer pocket, said one panel of oneof the pairs folding along aline normal to the line along which said one panel of the other pairfolds, the piece of material of which the inner member is formed beingsecured to the respective outer pockets, in position holding the panelsof each pair folded, said inner member being wholly transparent, andcomprising three panels two of which form the intermediate pocket, thethird panel of the inner member overlying one of the outer pockets toprovide a window therefor, said wallet further including an aperturedframe disposed within the intermediate pocket.

3. A car wallet comprising a backing member shaped to include a pair ofouter pockets, and an inner member shaped to include an intermediatepocket embraced by the outer pockets, said backing member being formedof a single piece of flexible material, the inner member also beingformed of a single piece of flexible material, the backing member beingshaped to include twopairs of panels,.one panel of each pair beingfoldable into overlying. relation to the other panel of the same pair toform an outer pocket, said one panel of one of the pairs folding along aline normal to the line along which said one panel of the other pairfolds, the piece of material .of which the inner member is formed beingseing the panels of each pair folded, said inner member References Citedin the file of this patent being wholly transparent, and comprisingthree panels UNITED P TENTS two of which form the intermediate pocket,the third STATES A panel of the inner member overlying one of the outer751423 Thmop 1904 pockets to provide a window therefor, said wallet fur-5 7 95 L814 f 1910 that including an apertured frame disposed within the"431,472 Flsten 1947 intermediate pocket, one panel of one outer pocketbeing 2 3' apertured to receive material inserted in the pocket.

